by Caroline | Jul 2, 2014 | Hiring, Management
So, the people I’m going to tell you about are amalgams. Two business owners who represent the kinds of people I deal with all the time. This is parable; a morality tale. It’s a little bit like the Three Pigs, only with two. Here are the stories of Bob who did...
by Caroline | Jun 11, 2014 | Company Culture, Hiring, Management, People Evaluation, Recruiting
So, have you heard of the Ban the Box movement? It’s the unofficial name of the movement to expand the Fair Criminal Record Screening Act and it’s gaining momentum around the country. The idea behind Ban the Box is that a lot of employers have a box on their...
by Caroline | May 21, 2014 | Hiring, HRCompliance, Management, Recruiting, Training
I recently read an article about a bunch of Conde Nast interns suing the company for underpaying them because they did menial tasks that didn’t help their careers and could have been done by employees. The article wondered: Is this the end of internships? No!...
by Caroline | Apr 2, 2014 | Company Culture, Compensation and Benefits, Hiring, People Evaluation, Recruiting
Here’s a question that every HR professional knows to ask a candidate and every DIYer probably never did: “Have you thought about what you’re going to tell your current employer when he asks why you’re leaving?” What!? You ask. What a crazy question! Why on earth...
by Caroline | Mar 27, 2014 | Company Culture, Hiring, Management, People Evaluation, Recruiting, teamwork, Training
No matter what you’re hiring for, be it an executive or a software developer, there are five characteristics that mark a certain kind of person. A particular sort of human being who is just more likely to be a better team member, help push the company where it’s...
by Caroline | Mar 5, 2014 | Hiring, HRCompliance, Management, Non profit HR, Recruiting
In honor of SXSW, when film, music, comedy and tech lovers descend upon Austin en masse, I like to focus on using technology to free up human resources for the people side, not the paper side. Human resources has evolved a lot, but one thing that stays is the...
